Personal Investigation - You are required to link a practical project with written material of 1000-3000 words. This will provide insights into the main influences on your work, the development of the work and your reasons for making various choices. The work will include reports on gallery visits and critical analysis of your own or others’ work.

A2 Externally Set Assignment - The exam paper will have eight questions from which you will be required to choose one. A number of artists, designers or craftspeople are mentioned in order to provide you with particular reference points for your research. These are included as examples and you may wish to identify other appropriate sources. Your work should conclude in a period of supervised, unaided time of 15 hours, when you will be expected to complete all the work for this unit.